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i expected there to be a national debate on whether or not we wanted to use torture as an official u.s. policy now i'm very happy proud actually that i played a role in that debate and now the limbo law of the land is that torture is illegal i'm very proud of that i frankly didn't expect that the government would would go after me so relentlessly i stood in the snow for two hours to vote for president obama i really believed that this was a positive change i believed that he deserved that nobel peace prize or only because i expected things to change so dramatically at the beginning of his first term so no i never believed i would be going to prison under a president obama never. that's been i think my biggest disappointment but you haven't seen a dramatic change i haven't seen any change no torture he stopped torture sure but in terms of counterterrorism policy i think the obama administration is largely an extension of the bush administration and stick it out with thank you for the interview i wish all the best thanks very much for having me. my juggling geog. do hack work and get cau
i expected there to be a national debate on whether or not we wanted to use torture as an official u.s. policy now i'm very happy proud actually that i played a role in that debate and now the limbo law of the land is that torture is illegal i'm very proud of that i frankly didn't expect that the government would would go after me so relentlessly i stood in the snow for two hours to vote for president obama i really believed that this was a positive change i believed that he deserved that nobel...
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about the chief bomb maker for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and his plan last year to blow up a u.s. airliner, like one of his disciples tried on christmas day 2009. >> senator, i live this ever day and night. i go to bed worrying i didn't do enough that day to make sure i protect american people. so come justice is brought, it will be because of the work done the past few years by break americans. >> reporter: brenan point is most of his career -- spent most of his career in the cia and picked to lead the agency four years ago and you're his nomination after questions about his role in the bush administration's alleged use of waterboarding and other forms of torture on suspected terrorists held by the cia. >> it's something that should have been banned log ago and never should have -- longing on and never should have been take know place. it would never be brought back. >> reporter: senators are questioning brennan about the use of drone strikes to kill al qaeda terrorists who happen to also be american citizens. >> taking the fight to al qaeda is something every member of this com
about the chief bomb maker for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and his plan last year to blow up a u.s. airliner, like one of his disciples tried on christmas day 2009. >> senator, i live this ever day and night. i go to bed worrying i didn't do enough that day to make sure i protect american people. so come justice is brought, it will be because of the work done the past few years by break americans. >> reporter: brenan point is most of his career -- spent most of his career in...
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justice department suggest the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they're actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war there an intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a pride because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of
justice department suggest the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they're actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the...
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ammo on targeted assassinations from the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to a thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed the spite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the
ammo on targeted assassinations from the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to a thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states...
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they they would dismiss any accusation because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors who advised president bush through most of the first term the cia had the same deputy director that bush had the same director of operations that bush had john brennan who is president obama's new designee to be the cia director and until what a week ago or so was the deputy national security adviser was under president bush the director of the national counterterrorism center and up to his eyeballs in torture policy so even though we changed presidents there was really no change of intelligence advisors at least not on counterterrorism john brennan
they they would dismiss any accusation because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors...
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iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has rejected the u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear program saying the two countries cannot negotiate when tehran has a gun pointed out it comes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. the french defense minister says it's misfired to frog rocket scientists forces in the northeast of mali it's not known if any casualties now more than four thousand french soldiers in the country troops the government in paris as it wants to withdraw from next month defense minister says the war has so far cost france seventy million euros. and tens of thousands of students are expected to take to the streets across spain they continue their protests against education reforms the last two days of seen mr ations but this is expected to be the largest yet. from the country's education minister to resign the changes to the education system. cost five million lives. com
iran's supreme leader ayatollah khomeini has rejected the u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear program saying the two countries cannot negotiate when tehran has a gun pointed out it comes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. the french defense minister says it's misfired to frog rocket scientists forces in the northeast of mali it's...
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there is fear that he will try to continue more murders targeting their officers. >> the u.s. postal service continues to lose money. in just the last three months of 2012, usps delivered a $1.3 billion loss. officials are cutting increased shipping of holiday packages -- it increased shipping of wholey packages, with a difference. earlier this week we told you that they are planning to the nieto -- end saturday mail delivery. delivery. comin people are stuck in very old habits of using toothpaste to clean a denture. but dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's why dentists recommend polident. [ male announcer ] polident. cleaner, fresher, brighter every day. >> tonight at 5:00, it was late breaking in the last half hour -- perry hall shooting suspect robert gladden j
there is fear that he will try to continue more murders targeting their officers. >> the u.s. postal service continues to lose money. in just the last three months of 2012, usps delivered a $1.3 billion loss. officials are cutting increased shipping of holiday packages -- it increased shipping of wholey packages, with a difference. earlier this week we told you that they are planning to the nieto -- end saturday mail delivery. delivery. comin people are stuck in very old habits of using...
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weapons of mass destruction were a concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and an mos if is from turning in to full-scale wars and ominously, the united states about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks to claim hundreds of american lives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officer named bob ames killed in a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at cia. during my 25-year career at cia, i watched up close and participated in history being made in far off corners of the world. as cia fulfilled the critical intelligence roles, collecting intelligence, uncovering secrets, identifying threats, partnering with foreign intelligence and security agencies, carrying out covert action and attempting to forecast events yet to happen, all in an effort to protect our people and to strengthen america's national security. and throughout my career, i had the great fortune to experience firsthand and to witness what it means to be a cia officer. such as an ana
weapons of mass destruction were a concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and an mos if is from turning in to full-scale wars and ominously, the united states about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks to claim hundreds of american lives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officer named bob ames killed in a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at cia. during my 25-year career at cia, i watched up...
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yielding to an angry congress u.s. president barack obama has agreed to hand over classified documents which he says that justify his policy of ordering targeted killings of suspected terrorists u.s. lawmakers have been demanding the files for years but the president has staunchly refused to strike but risen do some senators had hinted they would block his nominee for cia chief from told loftus john brennan the man behind the u.s. drone program is to face the senate at his confirmation hearing on thursday and as artie's damage can his confirmation could only broaden the horizon america's role. in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability and their revolutionizing work. by allowing us to see and . from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary o
yielding to an angry congress u.s. president barack obama has agreed to hand over classified documents which he says that justify his policy of ordering targeted killings of suspected terrorists u.s. lawmakers have been demanding the files for years but the president has staunchly refused to strike but risen do some senators had hinted they would block his nominee for cia chief from told loftus john brennan the man behind the u.s. drone program is to face the senate at his confirmation hearing...
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u.s. drone strategy in an effort to avoid scrutiny around the bretons canada saying the u.s. president has even agreed to handover classified documents justifying the killing of american terror suspects abroad so after years of keeping it secret is out he's going to chicken reports from brennan's confirmation by broaden their horizons america's drone fleets. in the shadows know more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability in their revolutionising we're. allowing us to see and. from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television carrying the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of the predator and its larger cousin the reaper have killed thousan
u.s. drone strategy in an effort to avoid scrutiny around the bretons canada saying the u.s. president has even agreed to handover classified documents justifying the killing of american terror suspects abroad so after years of keeping it secret is out he's going to chicken reports from brennan's confirmation by broaden their horizons america's drone fleets. in the shadows know more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine...
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u.s. president barack obama will handle of a classified documents that justify his use of trying to carry out targeted killings of suspected terrorists this comes as a john brennan the man behind the u.s. drone program is to face the senate at his confirmation hearing as head office cia arches gammage again takes a look at why washington's drug policy stretches far beyond the country's boundaries. in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability and their revolutionizing warfare by allowing us to see and kill from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television how to the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of the predator and its
u.s. president barack obama will handle of a classified documents that justify his use of trying to carry out targeted killings of suspected terrorists this comes as a john brennan the man behind the u.s. drone program is to face the senate at his confirmation hearing as head office cia arches gammage again takes a look at why washington's drug policy stretches far beyond the country's boundaries. in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when asked what unquote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines the target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who stood up and express these shouted out rather their opposition to those executions senators had to take a recess for for the protesters to be removed from the hearing and these protests are. to drone strikes kill innocent people as well not just suspected terrorists everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. a private hearing now a way to jump brennan when ordered to iron out technic
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when asked what unquote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines the target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by...
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u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation to be head of the cia. and growing anger in tunis here the prime minister pledges to reshuffle the government from the assassination of an opposition leader but his own islamist party rejects the play. world news twenty four hours a day from the heart of moscow when a new studio is here in the center of the city on kerry johnston well let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia a special giant clocks in the country's biggest cities have begun the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi the clock is also taking for the organizers say final preparations are on track and finishing touches are being done to make the games unforgettable are also keeping a close eye on how work is being completed before saatchi becomes host to well hundreds of thousands of
u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation to be head of the cia. and growing anger in tunis here the prime minister pledges to reshuffle the government from the assassination of an opposition leader but his own islamist party rejects the play. world news twenty four hours a day from the heart of moscow when a new studio is here in the center of the city on kerry johnston well let's go straight to our top story now it's...
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money shows that the u.s. has actually bought two thirds of the world's drone market up they have allocated seven point five billion dollars for the john budget so far in two thousand and thirteen so obviously this industry isn't going away what can we do to at least regulate it. well there's a drone caucus in congress which is really been pushing for a number of years to roll out not just the use of drones internationally but also domestically there they've been pushing to get the f.a.a. to prove drums and domestic air space and what is work for citizen involvement best so far has been local involvement so for example seattle was rolling out a drone program and for this and they were able to convince the police not to roll it out and really these drones haven't proven necessary or they haven't proven cost effective they haven't proven particularly useful except in rare examples where you have a crazy act running around los angeles right but or i mean they are you on the border it's not even clear that they're
money shows that the u.s. has actually bought two thirds of the world's drone market up they have allocated seven point five billion dollars for the john budget so far in two thousand and thirteen so obviously this industry isn't going away what can we do to at least regulate it. well there's a drone caucus in congress which is really been pushing for a number of years to roll out not just the use of drones internationally but also domestically there they've been pushing to get the f.a.a. to...
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u.s. state of nevada. drones come in various shapes, sizes and weights. they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent one in djibouti. u.s. drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked particularly in yemen, somalia, afghanistan, and notably pakistan where over 360 drone strikes over the nine years, 2004 to 2013, have killed over 3,000 people. this data is not classified. and not even secret. but it is troubling. so troubling that the u.n. has just decided to launch an investigation on the impacts of drone strikes on thousands of civilians. question. will the u.n. human rights council rule that drone use violates inter
u.s. state of nevada. drones come in various shapes, sizes and weights. they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent...
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u.s. computer networks are under daily attack by nation states. international criminal organizations, sub national groups and individual hackers. and regimes in teheran and po pyongyang remain bent on delivery systems rather than fulfilling international obligations or even meeting the basic needs of their people. yes, the cia's mission as important to our nation's security today as any time in our nation's history. in carrying out the mission, the men and women of the cia frequently asked to undertake challenging, perilous and, yes, controversial actions on behalf of the american people. the cia is not immune from the scrutiny of the efforts and i welcome a discussion of cia's past and current activities. if i am confirmed one of the highest priorities would be the committ committee's lengthy report of interrogation with now banned interrogation techniques. i have read the findings and executive summary of the 6,000 page report which raises a number of very serious issues. given the gravity and importance of the subject, i would look forward to f
u.s. computer networks are under daily attack by nation states. international criminal organizations, sub national groups and individual hackers. and regimes in teheran and po pyongyang remain bent on delivery systems rather than fulfilling international obligations or even meeting the basic needs of their people. yes, the cia's mission as important to our nation's security today as any time in our nation's history. in carrying out the mission, the men and women of the cia frequently asked to...
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looking at it in sheer political terms, this as global implications for the u.s. economy tanking as a result of this. >> you think the american people are getting fed up with this? this has been going on for years. >> and worse and worse, so that there is no planning. you have a five-year transportation bill, then a two-year transportation bill, then and nothing transportation bill. >> what does it take to make the government do the right thing? what sort of crisis? i would rather have an internal washington crisis to force them to do it than wait for a real crisis. if this were a forcing event, it would not be such a bad thing. >> but we keep having these forcing events and all that happens is that we keep waiting another three months. >> every state is going to be affected by this. >> the fall line and a conservative movement is clear here. -- fault line in the conservative movement is clear here. john boehner is warning that it would be 1 million jobs in defense cuts. at the same time, "the wall street journal" editorial pages oo-poohinthe cs. >> the cia, drone
looking at it in sheer political terms, this as global implications for the u.s. economy tanking as a result of this. >> you think the american people are getting fed up with this? this has been going on for years. >> and worse and worse, so that there is no planning. you have a five-year transportation bill, then a two-year transportation bill, then and nothing transportation bill. >> what does it take to make the government do the right thing? what sort of crisis? i would...
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in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability and their revolutionizing warfare by allowing us to see and kill from path a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of the predator and its larger cousin the reaper have killed thousands of individual since two thousand and one using remotely piloted aircraft contrary to popular belief actually provides the greatest degree of ethical oversight for their use of this young man in pakistan he would probably disagree several of his family members died at the remote hands of a drone up more than a thousand other civilians were reportedly killed by u.s. drone strikes in pakistan and yemen we find ourselves murdering peopl
in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability and their revolutionizing warfare by allowing us to see and kill from path a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting...
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the u.s. weapon of choice and warfare these days is a drones but a new wave of drones capable of taking off and landing on aircraft carriers could mean a major expansion of this program we'll explore ahead. and it was thought that john brennan the man picked by president obama to head the cia would be an easy confirmation but one senator is bound to block brennan from that post what rand paul is demanding coming up. and it's a battle of david and goliath proportions monsanto versus small farmers coming up a look at the biotech giants battle with small farmers over seeds. it's thursday february fourteenth four pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching r.t. we began zeroing in on a massive piece of equipment that could transform the way the military conducts its missions drones have made their way into the mainstream conversation as senators demand more transparency on the thus far secret drone campaign as of now we have a drone bases in places like pakistan and djibouti africa
the u.s. weapon of choice and warfare these days is a drones but a new wave of drones capable of taking off and landing on aircraft carriers could mean a major expansion of this program we'll explore ahead. and it was thought that john brennan the man picked by president obama to head the cia would be an easy confirmation but one senator is bound to block brennan from that post what rand paul is demanding coming up. and it's a battle of david and goliath proportions monsanto versus small...
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restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of want to one discussions last saturday. leader of hamas says he's in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government. mention that both parties are ready ahead of the mainstream presidential elections a massive push the first time it went ahead by the us out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven a conflict between the two sides. wildfires in australia are making their way across the south of tasmania but emergency services are bracing for the weather conditions authorities have called on some locals to move from an accessible there is still the danger has passed its latest away the fires comes after bush won the story many projects part of his last. will come your way our special report on how video games can affect your state of mind stay with us for that. good leverage or two mccurry was able to build on its most sophisticated robot which on fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tunes missio
restricting cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of want to one discussions last saturday. leader of hamas says he's in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government. mention that both parties are ready ahead of the mainstream presidential elections a massive push the first time it went ahead by the us out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven a conflict between the two sides. wildfires in australia are making their...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when one quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent some. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who stood up and express these shouted out rather their opposition to those executions senators had to take a recess for for the protesters to be removed from the hearing and these protests are steered by numerous reports that drone strikes kill innocent people as well not just suspected terrorists everybody expected a tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. a private hearing elway to jump brennan when ordered to
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when one quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent some. at the very beginning of the hearing as john brennan was delivering his remarks he was interrupted five times or so by protesters who...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. well drone warfare and its consequences as well as the morality of it all are up for debate in cross talk coming up later today we hear how drone strikes may be breeding the very terror authorities are seeking to eliminate. quite horrific. but it's getting worse i mean this is drawn be a small i. close to mali so that you've got the west of africanized well so it's trucking up so that we're going to draw on b.s. is all over africa i'm not sure will disappoint really why are we
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to. and it's remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act didn't apply because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address queening that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not working john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war how it's the new opportunities for the us to wage wars without risking american lives there is another reason the targeted strikes can be a wise choice strategic consequences that inevitably come with the use of force. as we have seen deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance bot
raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to. and it's remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act didn't apply because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address queening that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs...
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the u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation terry to be head of the cia. world news and much more twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. broadcasting live from our studios here in moscow i'm kerry johnston let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia special john clocks in the country's biggest cities have begun the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi where the clock is also ticking for the organizers you say final preparations are on track and finishing touches are being done to make the event unforgettable and shortly we'll be talking to our correspondent andrew farmer in sochi about what exactly is being done to deliver the games to remember meanwhile authorities are also keeping a close eye on our work has been completed before such he becomes hosts hundreds of thousands of sportsm
the u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation terry to be head of the cia. world news and much more twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. broadcasting live from our studios here in moscow i'm kerry johnston let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia special john clocks in the country's biggest cities have begun the countdown for...
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. >> as the president's nominee -- >> reporter: officers removed demonstrators upset over the u.s. drone strike program brennan helped manage. the president's pick for cia director then faced senators. lawmakers recently got a look at a secret document explaining why the obama administration believes drone strikes can also target americans who join with terrorists overseas. >> it's the idea of giving any president unfettered power to kill an american without checks and balances that is to troubling. >> reporter: brennan defended the policy. >> president has insisted that any actions we take will be legally grounded. >> reporter: brennan was up for cia director in 2009, but withdrew his name from consideration after questions arose about his role in the war on terror. brennan was a cia executive when the bush administration used harsh interrogation techniques like water boarding but he denies any involvement. >> water boarding is reprehensible and it's something that should not be done. [ people chanting ] >> reporter: human rights groups oppose brennan's nomination. >> we are killi
. >> as the president's nominee -- >> reporter: officers removed demonstrators upset over the u.s. drone strike program brennan helped manage. the president's pick for cia director then faced senators. lawmakers recently got a look at a secret document explaining why the obama administration believes drone strikes can also target americans who join with terrorists overseas. >> it's the idea of giving any president unfettered power to kill an american without checks and...
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in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen investigation to the dismissal of all this officer who is now on the run suspected of how the officials will look into the fugitives allegations of racism and corruption among his ex colleagues christopher dorner was fired in two thousand and nine he's now wanted for that really killing three people after posting a manifesto online so he has forty targets on his hit list. expected militants have killed five soldiers and wounded one in a roadside attack an island police say a car bomb was detonated truck carrying the troops through attackers then opened fire on the soldiers security forces are frequently ambushed in the rest of self attacks have claimed more than five thousand lives since two thousand and four. battles have erupted between government troops and it's honest militants in mali's at northern city of gal the area was retaken from rebels by french back mali and forces a fortnight ago and here the city was rocked by two su
in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen investigation to the dismissal of all this officer who is now on the run suspected of how the officials will look into the fugitives allegations of racism and corruption among his ex colleagues christopher dorner was fired in two thousand and nine he's now wanted for that really killing three people after posting a manifesto online so he has forty targets on his hit list. expected militants have killed five soldiers and wounded...
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u.s. senate hearings for president obama's pick to be the new chief of the cia have wrapped up that's after interruptions by protesters over his controversial pardon america's drone program. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police as the ruling is the block of the prime minister's plan to form a close coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia hold its first ever winter games that promises to become the most unique and most expensive in history. but not everyone is any celebrate torrie mood russia's president overspending and sacks a key figure behind the two thousand and fourteen games. providing top news in commentary twenty four hours a day this is our team live from moscow. now from drone strikes to torture techniques brought obama's nominee for the head of the cia has faced what was supposed to be tough questions in the senate confirmation hearings but many on capitol hi
u.s. senate hearings for president obama's pick to be the new chief of the cia have wrapped up that's after interruptions by protesters over his controversial pardon america's drone program. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police as the ruling is the block of the prime minister's plan to form a close coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia hold its first ever winter games that...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. drone warfare its consequences and the morality of it all are up for debate in crosstalk coming later this hour we hear how drone strikes may be breeding the very terror warranties are seeking to eliminate. it's quite horrific in africa but it's getting worse i mean there's a new new drawn be a snow in asia you close to mali so that you've got the west of africa know as well and so it's trucking up so that we're going to have drawn b.s. is all over africa and i'm not sure would
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drugs but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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the u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation hearing to be head of the cia. world news and much more twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. broadcasting live from our studios here in moscow i'm kerry johnston let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia special john clocks in the country's biggest cities begun the countdown for the event that will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi where the clock is also ticking for the organizers you say final preparations are on track and finishing touches are being done to make the event unforgettable and shortly we'll be talking to our correspondent andrew farmer in sochi about what exactly is being done to deliver the games to remember meanwhile authorities are also keeping a close eye on our work has been completed before sochi becomes hosts hundreds of thousands of sportsmen an
the u.s. military killing machine is set for a boost as an architect of america's drone strategy faces a confirmation hearing to be head of the cia. world news and much more twenty four hours a day you're watching r.t. broadcasting live from our studios here in moscow i'm kerry johnston let's go straight to our top story now it's exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games in russia special john clocks in the country's biggest cities begun the countdown for...
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and u.s. senate hearings get under way for president obama's controversial pick to be the next new chief of the cia already the sessions have been interrupted due to protests by activists who are furious that the man behind america's infamous drone program could be to become the head of the agency. plus the turmoil in tunisia intensifies fresh clashes between anti-government protesters and police are accompanied by political chaos with the ruling islam is defying the prime minister's decision to reshuffle the government. thanks for tuning in world news live from our moscow headquarters i'm lucy catherine of and of course you're watching our team well on to our top story it's now exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games right here in russia a special giant clocks have been installed in the country's largest cities and they've begun the countdown for the event which will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi now of course when we're talking about soc
and u.s. senate hearings get under way for president obama's controversial pick to be the next new chief of the cia already the sessions have been interrupted due to protests by activists who are furious that the man behind america's infamous drone program could be to become the head of the agency. plus the turmoil in tunisia intensifies fresh clashes between anti-government protesters and police are accompanied by political chaos with the ruling islam is defying the prime minister's decision...
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raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a pride because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address claiming that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not working john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war how it's the new opportunities for the u.s. to wage wars without risking american lives there's another reason a targeted strikes can be a wise choice strategic consequences that inevitably come with the use of force. as we have seen the killing large armies abroad is our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both
raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a pride because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address claiming that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs...
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restricting trash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of want to one discussions last saturday. leader of hamas says he's in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government. mention that both parties are getting ready ahead of the measure in presidential elections a massive push the first time it went ahead by a bass out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven conflict between the two sides. wildfires in australia are making their way across the south of tasmania but emergency services are bracing for worse to weather conditions authorities have called on some locals to move from inaccessible there is still the danger has passed its latest wave of comes after bush was the story very much a part of his last. will come your way our special report on how video games can affect your state of mind stay with us for that. good lumber tour. was able to build a huge most sophisticated robot which on fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything too much mission to te
restricting trash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of want to one discussions last saturday. leader of hamas says he's in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government. mention that both parties are getting ready ahead of the measure in presidential elections a massive push the first time it went ahead by a bass out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven conflict between the two sides. wildfires in australia are making...
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u.s. senate hearings are underway for president obama's controversial pick to be the new chief of the cia already been interrupted due to protests by activists angry behind . america's infamous drone program it could be head of the agency. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police the ruling bloc the prime minister's plan to form a coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia first ever winter games that promise to become the most unique and the most expensive in history. but not everyone is in the mood russia's president lashes out over spending a key figure behind the two thousand and fourteen games. in broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us. now from drone strikes to torture techniques barack obama's nominee for head of the cia is facing tough questions in the senate confirmation hearing the session is underway again
u.s. senate hearings are underway for president obama's controversial pick to be the new chief of the cia already been interrupted due to protests by activists angry behind . america's infamous drone program it could be head of the agency. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police the ruling bloc the prime minister's plan to form a coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia first...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent through. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. well the largest manhunt in the history of the los angeles police department continues with teams combing the hillsides of a ski resort where the suspect is believed to be hiding thousands of police officers are searching for christopher dorner who is accused of having allegedly murder two civilians out of one police officer now in a rambling internet manifesto dorner had declared war on long foresman officials as well as our family is accusing the l.a.p.d. of quote internal corr
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent through. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program...
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confirmation hearing hours after obama ordered a confidential memo making the legal case for strikes against u.s. citizens be released. the topic was controversial. >> please remove -- please remove that woman. >> they won't even tell congress what countries we are killing children in. >> please -- if you could please expedite the removal. >> so how did brennan handle the hecklers? take a look. >> actually that was a cat. that wasn't brennan. i apologize for tricking the audience. are you troubled the limits on using drone strikes against americans are a little vague or not vague enough? >> i remember like six, seven years ago and rewee suddenly woke up and it is a good or bad thing to torture people, and i can't believe we got to that moment. and we just skated right past that. we are ordering not just drone strikes against the bad people , but also the american bad people too. >> i can't believe we have gone through this. it is hard to figure out how to be funny. >> he took it seriously. >> don't you fret. >> brandon is full of -- you have to face it 300 civilians died and we took off from sau
confirmation hearing hours after obama ordered a confidential memo making the legal case for strikes against u.s. citizens be released. the topic was controversial. >> please remove -- please remove that woman. >> they won't even tell congress what countries we are killing children in. >> please -- if you could please expedite the removal. >> so how did brennan handle the hecklers? take a look. >> actually that was a cat. that wasn't brennan. i apologize for...
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u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability in their revolutionizing warfare by allowing us to see and kill from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of the predator and its larger cousin the reaper have killed thousands of individual since two thousand and one using remotely piloted aircraft contrary to popular belief actually provides the greatest degree of ethical oversight for their use and this young man in pakistan would probably disagree several of his family members died at the remote hands of a drone more than a thousand other civilians were reportedly killed by u.s. drone strikes in pakistan and yemen we find ourselves murdering people in m
u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability in their revolutionizing warfare by allowing us to see and kill from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of...
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the can actually call for victims and the right even when the u.s. listed that's it on its black lives the amount of defending it because they know they can accomplish the coalition will only be able to do what its founder and i mean financing. the entity we ask them to do and if they don't do that they will lose the financing and they lose the support so they have to do this in the same plan they don't know how to hold and they cannot because they are not united and they don't have the same view was there it's a big mess and yet the west would like to see this big mess fall in the currency. now your financial state sex life and personal relationships all information that is apparently relevant to u.s. national security according to the cia thousands of people in america now have to once a very intimate questions or taking obligatory polygraph tests what is reported to the story. for more than three decades john sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some strong opi
the can actually call for victims and the right even when the u.s. listed that's it on its black lives the amount of defending it because they know they can accomplish the coalition will only be able to do what its founder and i mean financing. the entity we ask them to do and if they don't do that they will lose the financing and they lose the support so they have to do this in the same plan they don't know how to hold and they cannot because they are not united and they don't have the same...
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they planned multibillion dollar u.s. defense shield in new europe might not actually be able to fulfill its announced a goal to protect america from a possible iranian nuclear excuse me missile strikes the flaws were highlighted in classified studies made by the defense department prepared for a congressional briefing russia has long been critical of the missile shield close to its borders which the u.s. insists is aimed strictly at preventing attacks from iran and north korea alice slater new york director of the nuclear age peace foundation says that the machine has little to do with defense and is merely driven by the us is policy of world domination we now this is being driven by cooperate commercial interests there but when president i think. the military industrial complex and the tasks that they've been doing over the years that started back with reagan with his recall that stalin was at the time they don't they don't work they have fixed they rig the target so everybody knows it's not working and yet that machine
they planned multibillion dollar u.s. defense shield in new europe might not actually be able to fulfill its announced a goal to protect america from a possible iranian nuclear excuse me missile strikes the flaws were highlighted in classified studies made by the defense department prepared for a congressional briefing russia has long been critical of the missile shield close to its borders which the u.s. insists is aimed strictly at preventing attacks from iran and north korea alice slater new...
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our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the drone makers to present them as america's next best thing john brennan if confirmed will soon be at the helm of the cia and no one doubts that under him the program will expand even further the goal is pretty much clear to be able to control the world with a remote control in washington i'm going to. get more analysis now on barack obama's pick for the cia head as well as the implications that this choice holds we're going to be joined live right now by activist and author david swanson david thanks so much for being back on the program now mr brennan is of course known for methods that have frankly enraged and even alienated many of america's allies especially when we're talking about interrogation methods on the drone program what in your view would his approval his confirm
our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the drone makers to present them as america's next best thing john brennan if confirmed will soon be at the helm of the cia and no one doubts that under him the program will expand even further the goal is pretty much clear to be able to control the...
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some other world headlines in brief for you now in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen the investigation into the dismissal of a police officer who is now on the run the suspected of murder officials will look into the fugitive allegations of racism and corruption among his colleagues is a dollar was fired in two thousand and one. is now wanted for allegedly killing three people after posting a manifesto on no i say he has forty targets on his hit list. suspected militants have killed five soldiers and wounded one in a roadside attack in thailand car bomb was detonated as a truck carrying the troops drove by attackers and opened fire on the soldiers security forces are frequently ambushed in the restive south where attacks have claimed more than five thousand lives since two thousand and four. iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad has said that talks to the u.s. on the country's nuclear nations are still possible and stressed washington would have to stop pointing a gun that tehran comes after a statement from iran's
some other world headlines in brief for you now in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen the investigation into the dismissal of a police officer who is now on the run the suspected of murder officials will look into the fugitive allegations of racism and corruption among his colleagues is a dollar was fired in two thousand and one. is now wanted for allegedly killing three people after posting a manifesto on no i say he has forty targets on his hit list. suspected...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines the target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and you should take the administration's word for it. still ahead this hour a job that has sparked a scandal in the united kingdom. you can find out how a barista might be becoming a public sector job and why the suggested salary has outraged british taxpayers. plus third time lucky for georgia's president mikheil saakashvili as he almost fails to deliver his annual state of the nation's speech after parliament turns its back on him that and more for you after a short break. we'll . technology innovations all the developments from aroun
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas when quote unquote an informed high level official of the u.s. government determines the target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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concerns arise if the u.s. middle missile defense shield is fit to fulfill its announced goal propelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveiled serious flaws in the costly system. and russia counts down to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas let's get right to your top stories egypt's opposition has called for more rallies and threatened to storm the presidential palace the protesters. cuse mohamed morsi of not upholding the goals of the revolution that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago the turmoil has also been fueled by the authorities decision to block the video sharing web site you tube in the country for a month over its anti islamic content but as r.t. isabelle true reports the decision is only likely to inflame more ten
concerns arise if the u.s. middle missile defense shield is fit to fulfill its announced goal propelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveiled serious flaws in the costly system. and russia counts down to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. broadcasting live from our studios in...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program is saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it. and we're continuing to follow a number of stories i'll be right back with more news coming up for you right after a short break and watching our t.v. . there are twelve cities in the united states in which half of the people with hiv aids lives. with this is a problem that. they were really good. people really focused on. you certainly should be able to. bring. good laboratory. building. missions to teach. this is why you should care only. with. a turkish top naval commander has
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas went down quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program...
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justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. has said to expand its remote can. a war fare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address claiming that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not working john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war c
justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. has said to expand its remote...
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in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen an investigation into the dismissal of a police officer who is now on the run is suspected of murder officials will look at the fugitives allegations of racism and corruption among his ex colleagues christopher dorner was fired in two thousand and nine he's now wanted for allegedly killing three people after posting a manifesto online. he was defense secretary leon panetta acknowledged this week for the first time that he backs arming syrian rebels the plan was put forward last summer by a senior u.s. politicians but was reportedly rebuffed by president obama russia's envoy to the u.n. told r.t. that despite this washington still bears some responsibility for what's going on in syria but only turkey an exclusive interview is coming your way in the next hour but here's a quick preview. but the united states chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know
in the u.s. the los angeles police department says it will reopen an investigation into the dismissal of a police officer who is now on the run is suspected of murder officials will look at the fugitives allegations of racism and corruption among his ex colleagues christopher dorner was fired in two thousand and nine he's now wanted for allegedly killing three people after posting a manifesto online. he was defense secretary leon panetta acknowledged this week for the first time that he backs...
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that despite this the u.s. still has a lot to do with the ongoing crisis in syria we tell each irgens exclusive interviews coming your way later this hour but here is a quick look at the united states chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know that various terrorist groups were coming in that the radical islamists are we're we're we're active and the original scenario they had in mind that it would take just a couple of months to topple the assad regime and then that sort of democracy will triumph was completely unrealistic but i mean they're not us this is an extremely powerful country definitely with a lot of an influence on for example such a country as qatar which is reportedly the main source of weapons and support for for armed opposition so the fact they simply say that they themselves are not doing that does not does not really absolve them completely from responsibility of what is happening in the. well look like a dist
that despite this the u.s. still has a lot to do with the ongoing crisis in syria we tell each irgens exclusive interviews coming your way later this hour but here is a quick look at the united states chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know that various terrorist groups were coming in that the radical islamists are we're we're we're active and the original scenario they had in mind that it would take just a...
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i'll keep my movement in the u.s. that after the break here on our team. secretary of state hillary clinton recently testified to congress in regards to the attack on the u.s. consulate was killed an american ambassador in benghazi libya during the testimony couldn't rather calmly said things like that the revolutions that sprang up during the arab spring like in libya where the events in bali have created instability and safe havens for terrorists and she made it clear that there is no doubt that the algerian terrorists had weapons from libya so the us secretary has basically admitted that the actions of the usa and nato have caused a mass instability that has allowed the seeds of terrorism to grow when the justification for most of the actions in the muslim world is to stop evil dictators who harbor terrorists or spread chiding democracy if libya would have been left alone algerian terrorists wouldn't be getting any weapons from it now this is like an exterminator accidentally or maybe on purpose actually feeding the roaches in your basement so that ther
i'll keep my movement in the u.s. that after the break here on our team. secretary of state hillary clinton recently testified to congress in regards to the attack on the u.s. consulate was killed an american ambassador in benghazi libya during the testimony couldn't rather calmly said things like that the revolutions that sprang up during the arab spring like in libya where the events in bali have created instability and safe havens for terrorists and she made it clear that there is no doubt...
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along supreme leader ayatollah khamenei has rejected a u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear program saying the two countries cannot negotiate when tehran has a gun pointed at it this comes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and that was strict in cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. now the leader of hamas says that he is in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging a coalition government khaled mashal mentioned that both parties are getting ready ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections hamas have pushed the fatah movement headed by abbas out of the gaza strip in two thousand and seven sparking a conflict between the two sides. i have for you with the kaiser report don't go away. she did leverage sure it. was easy to believe in each most sophisticated radar which doesn't give a.
along supreme leader ayatollah khamenei has rejected a u.s. offer of direct talks over its nuclear program saying the two countries cannot negotiate when tehran has a gun pointed at it this comes just a day after washington tightened economic sanctions on iran and that was strict in cash from oil production u.s. vice president joe biden made the offer of one to one discussions last saturday. now the leader of hamas says that he is in talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas about forging...
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to silence people who are sharing information that's critical the u.s. government as we see with him and as we saw with manning as we saw with with countless others being keep going in going and going to go through all the different members who've been in prison and we only have about a minute left i have to ask you because we have all these cases of prosecutions of hackers and yet we have stuxnet we have flame we have cyber attack at the white house right so can you explain this i mean apparently what's good for the goose is not good for the gander right i mean i really think that the white house report this week was perhaps the most hypocritical thing that the obama administration has done yet and that's saying a lot because here they are actually trying to recruit hackers to come in and make their website and even their website pretty the petition part they want to make sure that people have more more more easily petition for a death star which is fantastic but they're going to use their resources and they're going to use america's brains and minds an
to silence people who are sharing information that's critical the u.s. government as we see with him and as we saw with manning as we saw with with countless others being keep going in going and going to go through all the different members who've been in prison and we only have about a minute left i have to ask you because we have all these cases of prosecutions of hackers and yet we have stuxnet we have flame we have cyber attack at the white house right so can you explain this i mean...
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the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas ones to go down quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drawls but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it well still to come in the program the los angeles police department is on a manhunt for a former officer gone rogue. fired l.a.p.d. cop excuse me a retired l.a.p.d. cop tells us what might be behind christopher dorner his personal war on his former colleagues. it's been hailed as an historic agreement members reaching consensus on a budget cut for the first time since the block was created but it seems that now it's the european parliament's turn to put a spoke in the wheel
the paper states that the u.s. would be able to kill a u.s. citizen or non-citizen overseas ones to go down quote an informed high level of social of the u.s. government determines that target is an imminent threat to them here for also suggest that such decisions would not be subject to judicial review and outlines a broad definition of what constitutes imminent threat. everybody expected tough questions on drawls but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the...
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for the u.s. to wage wars without risking american lives there's another reason a targeted strikes can be a wise choice to strategic consequences very heavily come with the use of force. as we have seen deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the drone makers to present them as america's next best thing john brennan if confirmed will soon be at the helm of the cia and no one doubts that under him the program will expand even further in washington i'm going to shoot down. well drones aren't the only thing about the cia causing controversy at the moment and next hour we'll tell you how thousands of americans are forced to take lie detector tests to keep their jobs often having to answer very intimate questions. a twenty five hour marathon off talks snu
for the u.s. to wage wars without risking american lives there's another reason a targeted strikes can be a wise choice to strategic consequences very heavily come with the use of force. as we have seen deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the...
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we will destroy that organization, and u.s. citizens can surrender anytime. >> just on that point, i do not take a back seat to anybody in terms of citing al qaeda. i asked you a different question, and on the question of what kind of evidence ought to be applied, whether there ought to be geographic limits, the question of whether an individual should be allowed to surrender. for example, there is a question of whether the obligation changes, a valid target has not been publicly reported, so there are issues here, and i think we are going to have to continue discussions, and, madam, i look forward to the extra round. >> senator coats. >> i think it may be better held for further discussion next week in the classified room, but this whole idea of leaks, nothing upsets me more in this committee, and we have had a lot of these in the last few years, to see something that was discussed in classified areas, written up the next day in the newspapers or on the part of the media, and it drives some of us crazy. it does me, anyway. so
we will destroy that organization, and u.s. citizens can surrender anytime. >> just on that point, i do not take a back seat to anybody in terms of citing al qaeda. i asked you a different question, and on the question of what kind of evidence ought to be applied, whether there ought to be geographic limits, the question of whether an individual should be allowed to surrender. for example, there is a question of whether the obligation changes, a valid target has not been publicly...
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concerns arise if the u.s. middle missile defense shield is fit to fulfill its announced goal propelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveiled serious flaws in the costly system. and russia counts down to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas let's get right to your top stories egypt's opposition has called for more rallies and threatened to storm the presidential palace the protesters accuse mohamed morsi of not upholding the goals of the revolution that ousted hosni mubarak two years ago the turmoil has also been fueled by the authorities decision to block the video sharing web site you tube in the country for a month over its anti islamic content but as r.t. isabelle true reports the decision is only likely to inflame more tensions. there's be
concerns arise if the u.s. middle missile defense shield is fit to fulfill its announced goal propelling any possible strike from iran as classified studies unveiled serious flaws in the costly system. and russia counts down to the two thousand and fourteen winter olympics with moscow promising a grand spectacle the highly anticipated games are shaping up to be the most expensive in history with huge overspending already costing a key organizer his job. from our studios in moscow this is r t...
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well you know if i'm charged with murder here in a u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now perforating the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one charged with a crime we've known that they've been doing double taps or they target rescuers of victims that they've been targeting people without so much as knowing their name and it's not just the u.s. government that's lost the moral high ground it's the u.s. public i saw a poll today that said that eighty three percent of americans are all ok with the president doing this to not americans but when it comes to u.s. citizens only twenty four percent say it's ok so you do the math what percentage of americans are bigots because there is a clear double stand
well you know if i'm charged with murder here in a u.s. court i can't say your honor it's all right i've written a memo to liberalize it but that seems to be the understanding that is now perforating the us media here is a program that we've known about for years we've known that men women and children were on the lists for years we've known that americans have been targeted and killed we've known that there were hundreds of civilian deaths and non targeted individual deaths and no one charged...
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our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the drone makers to present them as america's next best thing john brennan if confirmed will soon be at the helm of the cia and no one doubts that under him the program will expand even further in washington i'm going to go. well drones aren't the only thing about the cia causing controversy at the moment next i will tell you also as of american forces lie detector tests to. often having to answer a very intimate question. and break a story all the views of the most vulnerable patients in a major hospital. ok from health professionals when they needed. the. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on our team reporting from the world talks of the yard p. interview intriguing story for you. the arabic to find out more visit our big dog t.v. dot com.
our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the drone makers to present them as america's next best thing john brennan if confirmed will soon be at the helm of the cia and no one doubts that under him the program will expand even further in washington i'm going to go. well drones aren't the only...